Asus Maximus V Gene - fan headers?

[Panzerkommandant Bart]

Hey guys,


So after I bought a second GTX 670 my first GTX 670 is getting pretty hot (70-90 C) because there is just minimal space between them.

As a solution for this I am getting 4 extra Corsair AF120 Red LED Quiet Edition fans. I am going to place 2 of them at the top of the case and 2 of them at the side panel so the cool air will be blown directly onto my graphics cards and will also be blown out of the case by the top 2 fans.

The other 2 fans in the case are just the standard case ones. One in the front and one at the back.

My case, a Corsair Carbide 300R, does support the places for those extra fans so that's not the problem. The only thing I need to know before I am going to buy those fans is how the fan headers on my motherboard work.

I have an Asus Maximus V Gene m-atx motherboard. The connectors of the new fans are 3 pin.

So how much fan headers does my motherboard has and how much are still available?
The fans that are now connected:

-2 standard case fans
-1 Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B CPU cooler


Hope you guys can help me out,

Bart

[rotNdude]

Based on the motherboard manual, it looks like it has 5 fan headers.

http://www.asus.com/ROG_ROG/MAXIMUS_V_GENE/HelpDesk_Manual/

[Panzerkommandant Bart]

Originally posted by rotNdude:

Based on the motherboard manual, it looks like it has 5 fan headers.

http://www.asus.com/ROG_ROG/MAXIMUS_V_GENE/HelpDesk_Manual/

So I have 2 CPU headers en 3 case? (I bought this pc second hand) 1 CPU header should then already be in use and 2 case fan headers also. So 1 case fan header can be used. Can I use the second CPU header for one of the fans too?

And if so I will end up needing 2 more fan headers.... How do I get those?

[76561198146916803]

You can use fan header splitters or connect any extra fans to your power supply molex cables.

[Panzerkommandant Bart]

Okay great. I will try that. So the second CPU fan header can't be used for normal fans?

[76561198146916803]

I've never done it, but it seems you can if you Google the subject. I don't see why you couldn't. The fan just needs a power source. There's nothing wrong with using the PSU molex connectors, especially if you have quiet fans. I have my case side panel 200mm GPU fan connected to the PSU with molex and it's not that audible over the rest of the system.

[rotNdude]

Plug the fans in wherever you want to.